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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

The way Jesus lived.

That's
the way I want to live. So
badly.
Unselfish, in the face of selfishness. Pure, in the face of impurity.
Strong, in the face of weakness. Godly, in the face of ungodliness. I
could go on...

That's
just not how I am. But it's how I want to be! I still struggle with
wanting earthly “success”. Jesus was offered all the earthly
success there was. He bluntly turned it down. I struggle with
appetite for the things of this world. He was offered that too. “Man
shall not live by bread alone.” I struggle with wanting popularity.
“Thou shalt not tempt the Lord your God.” I could go on. He
defied the enemy, with the same Word that you and I possess. Then why
do I still struggle on?

Because
He lived it. Sometimes, I don't.

Maybe
you can sympathize? By God's grace, I want to live it. Do you? Along
those lines, I want to submit that I think I have grown distant and
impersonal. Can you relate? I think the internet has helped to cause
that. It's easy for those of us on the internet to look great to our
friends, when we are really struggling inside. And of course, we
don't want to always be bemoaning our struggles. But we are supposed
to help each other through these things. To encourage each other in a
more personal way. “Bear one another's burdens”? Not so much
anymore. So, I want to change that. I want to personally be there for
my brothers and sisters, for the real struggles they are going
through. And yes, they are really going through them. I cannot longer
stand by idly and watch. You want to join me in seeking a more
personal, in touch relationship with our fellow Christians? I think
it will be worth it.

On
another note: what would you all think of a convention where people
could come together, discuss outreach with each other and those of
experience, and come up with ways to make it happen? As well as
having some really great speakers on city missions/country outposts.
Would you go to it? What would you prefer, to have it in the city, or
in the wilderness? Would you be willing to camp in a tent to do it,
or would you rather pay for a motel? Do you still not understand what
I mean? :-)

Please
comment below. I'll get right back to you. This is not just talk, it
could be reality next year, but I really
appreciateyour
advice/opinion. Thanks in advance! :-D

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"The humble, self-denying life of our divine Lord we are to keep constantly in view. And then as we seek to imitate Him, keeping our eye upon the mark of the prize, we can run this race with certainty, knowing that if we do the very best we can we shall certainly secure the prize. . . ."

--In Heavenly Places, pg. 276.

This blog's inspiration...

"The greatest want of the world is the want of men--men who will not be bought or sold, men who in their inmost souls are true and honest, men who do not fear to call sin by its right name, men whose conscience is as true to duty as the needle to the pole, men who will stand for the right though the heavens fall."